Drug Scarcity
Controversy surrounding the procurement of drugs emerged after the health ministry made changes to the tender system. Drugs that are key to saving lives, such as HIV antiretrovirals, have become scarce in several regions. The change in the tender mechanism has delayed the procurement of essential drugs.
Hussein Abri Dongoran
April 21, 2020
ADITYA Wardhana spoke to Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko about his concern for the future of those with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome or HIV/AIDS. The executive director of the Indonesia AIDS Coalition said antiretroviral (ARV) drugs such as tenofovir, lamivudine and efavirenz had become scarce in the market. “Without these drugs, the lives of those with HIV/AIDS are at risk,” he told Tempo on Frid
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